At a time when many Americans are increasingly aware of the vital role of elections in our democracy, Civity has joined a growing coalition of civic leaders, facilitators, educators, faith …
Continue reading “Trustworthy Elections: Growing Local Trust to Grow National Trust”
As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, we at Civity share with many others a deep concern about the health of our democracy. We value a rule of law that applies the …
Continue reading “To Fix Our Democracy, We Need to Go to the Heart”
When I hear the same thing from multiple sources and in multiple ways, I pay attention. This kind of synchronicity means that something big is happening and that lots of …
As many of you know, the Civity team submitted an intervention in the Stanford-based Strengthening Democracy Challenge back in 2021. The Challenge was to test whether online interventions of eight minutes or …
Continue reading “The Civity Storytelling Intervention Goes to Minnesota”
I’d like to introduce you to our newest partner—SES Equality and Solidarity Association. Founded five years ago as SES Equality, Justice, Women Platform, their mission is to bring a fresh feminist …
Under the wise (and patient!) guidance of Civity Champion Steve Fleckenstein and Civity Communications Director Gina Baleria, the Civity website has been updated, reorganized, and refreshed. We—Malka and Palma—took the …
As 2025 draws to a close, I find myself thinking of prairie grass. Those of you who have attended one of our workshops know that we offer the image of …
Last month, Malka and Palma provided an online session on “How to Build Trust Across Difference in Your Community” to several dozen members of Welcoming America. Welcoming America, a long-time partner …
This is a fun title for a serious blog. I hear a lot – all of us hear a lot – about the prevalence of Us-vs-Them dynamics. We as a …
Continue reading “Seven Ways to Slice & Dice the Us-vs-Them Bogeyman”
In July, Civity Co-Founder Malka and I had the opportunity to lead two Civity workshops in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Association of Leadership Programs National Conference. It was our …
Continue reading “The Draw of the ALP Conference: Connection & Relationships”
